Nurse tells me that she and Mrs Baird are looking for another situation for me: I will not have to wait till the next mop fair to look for one.
‘It’s just not safe for her here,’ Nurse says, as if I can’t hear. ‘And after … all this … I can’t see her ever getting married, can you? What about that place where your sister works? Are they kind to children there?’
Mrs Baird says, ‘I have another idea. But I won’t say anything yet in case it raises her hopes.’